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@tinac3094 we started in the centre of Ballater and just cycled up the public single track road to Loch Muick, once at the loch, we went around it anticlockwise but the section back down the other side is a walkers path, totally unrideable and I wouldn't recommend that at all unless you like carrying bikes and listening to walkers telling you "that doesn't look easy" as you're stood at the side of the path with 2 bikes on your shoulders... Except for that section, Ballater to the bottom end of Loch Muick is a very scenic ride and worth doing as an easy day out.

A very easy grade 2 as there are small rapids and the odd eddy line. Lots of submerged trees.

Still got it.. 😏

Bump for Craig, level would be very useful if you have it Willie

Cheers Stoozer, I see a typo in the title which won’t help. I’ll see if I can edit. Thoroughly enjoyed your videos too.

Hi, get into the woods here Dropped pin maps.app.goo.gl/VEJNnn1Qf5atACiv6?g_st=ic The trails are in the middle of the woods at the point I marked, go round clockwise sticking to the well made path and you’ll come to a fire break with tracks, head up into the woods and you’ll see the trails but you need to hunt for them. Once you find one, you’ll find them all. When I was last there, the forest was being harvested and the trails gone but I had heard the locals rebuilt them.

Just summer low, gets a bit scrapey in places but the scenery and wildlife make it worth it. More of a canoe trip river than a playboat river...

@@torrieandtodd Thanks Willie so much, yeah I'm hoping for some rain before I go, but sounds like it's doable even in low / scrape conditions... which I don't mind so much. Can't wait for the wildlife and scenery, and anxious to test my abilities... !! Thanks for your help and ATB, Eze.

@@torrieandtodd I guess a bit too scrapey for a SUP with its skeg?

@@domhnallmorris if it’s summer low, defo not suited to a skeg but it would be a short and easy portage at the really low bits. For the views I’d give it a go. 👍

Absolutely no idea how I could download the GPX but here's the strava link if that's any use..? Check out my activity on Strava: strava.app.link/r89KcDfsQgb

Thanks Sam, best advice would be to go watch folks run it. Super easy to get to with good paths and often run. My lines on it when I do it couldn't be described as "stylish" 🤔

Haha, got one now though Matt

This run starts about 5 miles upstream from Bargrennan where the main road crosses the Cree. Needs to be above about 0.85m to float a boat. Above 1m would be better.

About 0.43m

Don't know if this will work David but here goes; www.google.com/maps/dir/Lanfine+Home+Farm,+East+Ayrshire+KA16+9JT/55.5914458,-4.3229045/@55.594907,-4.3169514,15z/data=!4m29!4m28!1m25!1m1!1s0x48883004bb1b2f11:0xea12eb07f3fc98ee!2m2!1d-4.3114469!2d55.599686!3m4!1m2!1d-4.3015047!2d55.5905654!3s0x48882ffe5f020445:0xa8b83c267daf27d6!3m4!1m2!1d-4.3007265!2d55.5941771!3s0x48883001b278ba45:0xc4fa2423c3da0c1d!3m4!1m2!1d-4.3169412!2d55.5969724!3s0x4888301dbc8716bf:0x3fa69e8cb9f48c04!3m4!1m2!1d-4.3137753!2d55.5909392!3s0x48882fe263f5d8a5:0xae89b6477290efb9!1m0!3e1

if you get yourself to where the red marker is, all the trails are in the woods there and you'd see them from the forestry roads.

Willie great Ill have a look into this

Did you get your solo trip in Ben J ? How did it go?

Yeah, about 6.5 or so hours but I had a few stops to look at stuff and get pics and lunch etc. Take a couple of pairs of dry socks as there’s a few fords along the way, albeit not deep. Hope you have a good trip, it’s well worth it and let me know if you post a video or pics, I’d be keen to see them.

I should have said, you need to cross the Tilt at the bottom of the steep descent so if its been raining and the river is in spate, the crossing would not be easy if at all possible.

Clockwise involves hike a bike up the single track from falls of tarff. If you do it anti clockwise then it’s a very steep track but doable with care. I solo’d it anti clockwise, no issues but a long day. The route is freely available on tinternet but take a map n compass in case or smartphone with os maps.

Yep

smxuk sorry, didn’t see this. Thanks and the route is deemed marginally easier clockwise but not much in it. Too far for Strava, phone didn’t last the pace. Route easily downloaded.